The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-06
fHEI sRbFoUiD GUILTY
TIE COOK COUNTY BOODLERS
GET JUSTICE.
Eight OF the Gallty Eleven Get
Two Years In the Pen.
itentiary.

anus. hf. butiVhu poiutou out uib. |
crepaucss in the testimony Of the wit.
nesses WHO bad turned Siate's evi.
deuce, and closed with q special ap.
peal for Oasse N an. Oliver and Cells,
who for thirty years we're known "
their fellow citizens for integrity aod
we're free from all imputation Of fast
lifs. MIR. Grinntl, fof he Slate, fol.
lowed.
Mr.. Grinnsll pointed out that there
had been no singing out by any indi.
vidual defendant Of an independent
lawyer for an honest defense, bat they
had hired pool and were Ia court oil
with the same set Of lawyers, sand or
fall together. These lawyers had
characterized the States witnesses as
pcrjurers aud thieves. To this he
would only reply, the defendants, each
and all OF them, have taken ths stand,
and " / Gay 10 you solemnly, in the
presence OF my COD, who Is your God,
each aud all Of them, by the record in
this case, have committed rank Per.
Jury In tEis case n save themselves
IRON punishment"
TIE jury we're alb mt TO file out for
recess, when ons OF them, Mr. OottiDg.
ham, was overcome by the clese cir OF
the crowded court. The unconscious
man was laid upon the floor, with q
pillow composed of air cushions under
his head, and was famed vigorously.
Mnch excitement was manifested by
the spectators. Mr.. CottinghAm was
conveyed 10 q carriage, and later re.
covered sufficiently 10 be on hand
when Judge Jamison was ready to
read the court's instructions. There
was nothing in them that differed ma
tsrislly from those usually given in cor.
spiracy cases When the Judge h1ish, d
reading, the case was ut once given TO
the ju'y. The defendants were led TO
q room and kept under watch Of
guarda 1t was supposed thar there
would be an exodus from the court as
soon as the Jury bad retired, but
scarcely any Of the spt ctstors left their
seas. Ladies sat In their eeats and
famed themselves and chatted gsyly,
as oetw, on the acts Of q play, Judge
Jsmisoh descended from the bebca.
The lawyers who have been
at swords points during the
Trial suddenly be, ame friendly again,
and acted with the levity Of school
boys lust let out 10 play. From q
solemn cour. 0! in..ies, where shs
fateful crossroads Of eleven b9odlert
had Just besn reached, the place wa,
transformed into q booth In Vanity
Fair, where men aud women think
les OF tho fate OF their fellow creature.
than a the gimcrscksry Of the hour
II was not long until the prisoner
themselves caught the spirit OF the
change. In their anteroom, with big
bsilids dsrkening the door, thsy
seemed TO hold ian uproarious session
Of the old gang In the county board
rooms Van Pelt's islsetto voic'
mingled strongly with the gruf basl
OF Wren. They all said II was q grea
and happy relief 10 throw Of th'
painful strees OF the trial, Eo matte
what the verdict might be. After
welt OF an bour aud q half Jude,
, JAnison, despairing OF an early ver
diet, ordered an adjournment till 6:3
, O'Clock pm.
Al $3.50 o'clocE the Jury was itl
. undecided, and at O'Clock pm. sec
word to the Judge that there was n
prospect OF an immediate sgre,
ncnt. He ordered supper carried
them and the room began 10 thin on
About . O'Clock Information was .,
ceived that the jury had reached
conclusion. Instantly the courtroom
WAS IN commotion, while the psopl
In the corridors and along the sidi
walks were In zip tie a sxcitemen
Toe eleven defendanis-some pale an
neTvous, Others dtfiant-Htepped
Y their row a black chairs juAt rs III
o jurors entered. The loud DUzz ei 81
cit d CONVEX, ation ceased with star
n ling suddeness All the jury Avoide
looking In tbs direction OF the a.
= cused, and the latter after an Gag,
y glaace at one or two adopted simili
tactics. TIE faces OF the tslisme
Z we're ominously grave. When the W
). dict was handed In aud the clerk, wit
}, trembling voice, announced one alt,
n another Of the entire eleven guilt,
n the defendants scene rooted 10 the
q chairs, the very embodiment OF d,
:. spsir. Then began this list Of penl
q ties; "Commi' sioner MIC aughr
II two yesre;" there Was q start Of su
!. prise among tue fpectators. The 81
u IRENE penalty Of the lar was thr,
% years and q fine OF $1,000. Nothif
y less had bsen expected by q msjorii
70 of those present Commission,
e 0chs, two years." read the clerk, an
" the defan dants began 10 look n
], Commissioners Leyden, Van Pc
Wren and Waseermen, Warden Va
nell ali got two years, and every OF
looked relieved except Wren;
turned pale and seemed dszsd. tt
10 crowd was now prepared for any su
o. prise aud ID came speedily In a
IN statement, commissioner M'Oarth
= Oliver, Casselman and Cells. q al
T. OF 5000"
h A look OF unmisiakablo exultatit
" took possession Of ihe countensnc
q. Of Buck Mccarthy, who had throus
4. out the trial, and Tor months previ "a
III been the moet consplcuously attack
10 OF all the crowd. IL move that d
Q. Jury he p,lled," shouted the irrepre'
IN ible Mccarthy. II was done, aud II
10 mediately those Of the defendants wi
had escaped with fne were releas
~ on bail. The others we're remand
40 10 Jail. A motion for q new trial
every one was quickly entered by d
defendants attorney, Alexander II
livsn, and then the crowd melt
away In wonder. During the lo
he wait, Commissioner Mccarthy. one
the defendants, came 10 the door
:, the room 10 which ttey were ind
~ guard. He was In his shirt slaev,
~ very red In the lace aud very tall
tive. II was plain that be had be-
ID. drinking heavily. Wasserman a
IN Van Pelt also showed Sims Of hsvi
u. tsrfied at the bowl. Apparently
re- the defendants expected 20 20 TO !
I'd before morning, and we're carousi
n. to cheer mp their spirits
lie The hrst two ballots Of the IN
were on the question Of gui
IN Tbs Hst ballot stood II 10 l for &C
IA. vioion, aud the second ballot ~
Ia nothing Tor conviction. Ballots w
then iaken on the question OF punt,
..anA The Ne.t k.llnf .f.aI -.